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Berkeley firefighters haven’t had any serious flames to battle in recent days, but several beneficiaries of their services were on hand Friday when badges were pinned on three newly promoted members of Berkeley’s bravest.

Chris Pinto, a 28-year veteran of the department, was raised to assistant fire chief, said Deputy Chief Gil Dong.

Pinto, who will head the department’s training and emergency medical services division, is the scion of a firefighting family.

His father and two brothers are firefighters, serving with the Oakland, Livermore-Pleasanton and Alameda County departments.